WASHINGTON: The crew of a military helicopter carrying President Donald Trump that came too close to a passenger jet on Aug 4 failed to contact air traffic controllers before departing, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday (Aug 27). The incident involving a plane departing Reagan Washington National […]
Day: August 27, 2026
GENEVA: Switzerland on Thursday announced its intention to build a military drone battalion, amid a rearmament trend across Europe. “From 2028, the army will deploy its own drone battalion for reconnaissance, operations and defence,” the defence ministry said in a statement. The battalion will be backed up by a specialised […]
HONG KONG: The U.S. dollar held flat near a one-week high against major peers on Friday, as investors stood on the sidelines ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium for clues on his policy outlook. The euro and sterling were subdued near one-week lows […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed “Lake America” as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa. Trump stepped up his trolling of Canada by signing an executive order changing the name of the body of water on the […]